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SMS Demag Aktiengesellschaft v. Material Sciences Corp.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a breach of contract action involving the assignment of patents, district court grant of summary judgment is affirmed in part and reversed in part...

In re Fallaux

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent action, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences judgment is affirmed where the Board properly held that plaintiff cannot rely on the...

Every Penny Counts, Inc. v. Am. Express Co.

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action involving an automatic donation system, district court judgment is affirmed where the court appropriately construed...

Applera Corp. v. MP Biomedicals, LLP

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Intellectual Property, International Law, Patent
In a breach of contract action involving a patent licensing agreement, trial court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the trial court rather than federal...

Lockwood v. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an action involving patent infringement and attorney's fees, trial court judgment is vacated and remanded with directions to dismiss the action for...

In re Spirits Int'l., L.V.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark action, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruling is vacated and remanded where the Board applied an incorrect test for materiality in...

Revolution Eyewear, Inc. v. Aspex Eyewear, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action involving eyewear, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the court did not abuse its discretion in denying...

Ritchie v. Vast Res., Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action involving sexual devices, district court's judgment is reversed where the patented invention would have been obvious...

Princo Corp. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action involving compact disc technology, International Trade Commission order against plaintiff is affirmed in part and...

Synthes v. GMReis

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action involving a bone plating system, district court's dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction is reversed where...